I have had shock treatment, every antidepressant made, and 20 yrs of therapy and seeing doctors once a month. Depression wouldnt get better. I now stay on a dose of 12mg a day for over a year now. I find the dose of 12mg a day, no longer helps my depression. I have to take larger doses to ease my depression at all. I refuse to take more than 12mg a day now. I cant afford more either. But the time of feeling like a human being again instead of a rock laying in bed, has ended.
My ex-boyfriend could not understand it at all and thought I was just crazy in the head. I emailed him alot of info on depression and tried to enlightened him on it. He thought depression was bull@@@@ and a sign of weakness of the mind. I couldn't get it thru his head that it is a disease just like alchoholism, diabetes, etc. He infuriated me with his stubborness to read up on it and realize that it truly is a sickness and not something that we dream up...........
hell yeah, that is exactly what happened with me, i was hitting the oxys hard, and knew i needed help, i got on the subs and poof no more depression. dont get me wrong i have my off days, but definately not depressed like i was.
I definitely had some big bouts of depression. I feel like the first 3 weeks were great, and I felt really positive, and felt stabilized, and then right after that, I felt things start to get hard...and that is where you are right now, so maybe it's normal.
There would be withdrawal symptoms left after stopping the sub, so this would probably only serve to delay any withdrawal, not prevent it, and
Two of the side effects of subutex/suboxone are mood disturbances and depression. She might be lucky and not experience these, but it would be a risk.
I have also been thru this that you are going thru and for me its wasn't the suboxone causing the depression its the coming off of it.
heroin primarily, then later pain pills. I finally found Suboxone and it has worked miracles for me. I have been using it for maintenance for close to 3 years . After complaining to my doc about a lack of energy 2 years into my maintenance program he put me on Adderal. In the beginning I liked it. I lost weight (didn't need to but that's a whole different issue). I did not abuse it and I still do not abuse it as that was not my drug of choice.
I have been on some form of opiate for nearly 25 years. I was prescribed Darvon in the late 80s with Ritalin for ADHD and depression along with Vistiril to help sleep. In the mid 2000s I had a number of significant injuries to my hand, then knee, then both shoulders. I had a left roto-cuff repair, but they told me my right shoulder and bicep tear was inoperable. From 2006 on I started on Percocet 10 mg , 2 per day and Ultram for pain associated with these injuries.
Depression is very normal. However, I have heard and gone through Paxil and that it can cause the opposite affect. It can make depression worse, and if you miss a dose you can see the difference right away. I did alot of research on paxil and worked in Doctors offices and have seen several cases of Paxil causes more harm than good. Don't get me wrong for some people Paxil is great and for others it is bad. The Dr.
It is not healthy to go on and off of the pain medication and then on and off of Suboxone. That is not at all what the Suboxone program is about. You are screwing around with your brain chemistry and it is no wonder you are depressed.
I honestly have to suggest that you get to your family doctor, get honest, get a good check-up and talk to him about your depression. there is no shame in that and they have medications that can help you.
It comes without the euphoria and respritory depression that full agonist opiates have but suboxone is still highly addictive. It can be very hard to stop using it. Getting off can be nearly impossible if not done properly. You also have some other medical conditions that may respond well to suboxone now but in a negative way later, like anxiety and depression. If you decide at some point that suboxone is no longer a benefit to you, you're facing a tough task getting off of it.
With him being in jail im a single mother of 2 i work an accounting job 40+ hours a week im now having health issues (heart) which idk if the suboxone is contributing to and am just stressed to the max emotionally and physically and really feel like im just losing it. My priorites are all out of whack, my attitude is a rollercoaster and Im just so tired of feeling this way. Did anyone else have these kind of side effects while on suboxone (depression/memory loss/confusion/etc) ????
i think no one wants to answer because we are all thinking the same thing suboxone for depression? and you said you don't want to hear it. i have major depressive disorder as well and i have been through 4 meds before finding wellbutrin which helps me. the problem with the suboxone is that you will build up a tolerance to it and need more and more for the same effect and when you do want to kick it, if it is anything like other opiates, you will go through hell.
The antidepressents always seemed to make me feel worse,but the first time I took the Suboxone I took a nap, woke up, and felt as though the depression almost went away. I also think that I was teetering on an anxiety produced depression for a long time, but the lortab was just supressing it. I have been on suboxone for about 5 months and seems like when I try to taper off, the depression comes back again.
OMG! You weren't one any narcotics and given Suboxone for depression? That sounds like blatant malpractice. He had to have known he'd get you hooked -- only certain doctors are allowed to even prescribe Sub, they have to have special training. I believe that's a federal law. Can I ask what state u r from?
I was planning on going on sub for opiate wd, but after getting resonses from the great people here, I doubt I will.
Yes, absolutely. Suboxone is an opiate and is extremely addictive. People find it just as difficult to taper and quit. One of the patients in our clinic, who we had to detox from Suboxone, was so addicted, that no matter how far down she titrated this drug she could not get off. At one point she was literally just licking the 1 mg strip, but she could not give it up. I find that most have the same problem with both of these drugs.
Leave the suboxone and roxy alone. he needs to go to his primary care dr and deal with his depression,. He should even mention that he was a long time pain pill user (for medical reasons) and since he got off these are the problems he has been having,...they may be able to help. Maybe he has had depression for awhile but the pain pills masked it. Good luck!
I get a few months in and finally the depression gets to me and I go back to pills. Depression is why I started abusing oxy to begin with. It "cured" my depression. I honestly think there are people who's brains simply do not make enough dopamine and endorphins as I believe is the case with me.
if not spread the word,life is too short to be unhappy,and Why is there so many lies about suboxone? like that it does not get you high,and it makes you sick if sniffed.I guess so the Big Companies Can Push it and make a lot of money,But it took My little
nephew off of shooting Oxycodone and robbing everyone in sight,My sister pays for his clinic visits fearing if he gets back on oxycontin he will overdose,she has charged $20,000 on her visa in the last 2 years keeping him on it.
Hi,
I have access to a computer today because I do this by phone I can only post private messages and not to the forum. I was on oxys for 4 years then went to meth now just a little bit of suboxone. Im very depressed and just can't snap out of this.I wish there was an easy answer to my problem. This is a great forum with great people and just wanted to let everyone know that.
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